What have you been telling yourself? Words stick like glue. If you tell yourself repeatedly that you are a victim, a victim of this or that, then you will remain a victim. If you tell yourself repeatedly that you are a survivor, a survivor of this or that, then you will remain a survivor. If you tell yourself repeatedly that you are free, free from this or that, then you will remain free. Words have power. What you continually choose to tell yourself sticks to you like glue and you become those words. Get unstuck by using new words, positive words that will get you unstuck. It’s called the power of positive thinking, and it really does work. Try even one new word today and see what happens. The real power is not in the word, it’s really within you. It’s called intent!
Prepare yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually to receive the change you so desire in your life. If you do nothing, nothing will happen. If you remain stagnant, stagnant you will be. But if you prepare for change, anticipate change, are open to change in body, mind, and spirit and actually take changing actions then you will be ready to receive change when it arrives. A smile on your face, a positive mental attitude, and an open heart will produce the first spark, but it’s your own intent that will produce the greatest change. If you don’t take care of yourself no one else will. You are your own responsibility. Take life to a new level and take control of yourself. It may be just the next step you need to move along toward the change you so desire. Take charge in a new way, knowing that yes, you deserve it, but also that you are your own change maker. It’s all in your hands.
Let Mother Earth be your guide in the interconnected world of all living beings, in energy seen and unseen, for the earth all around you holds the secrets to what was, what is, and what will be. Stay connected to Mother Nature. Breathe her air, drink her waters, lie upon her meadows and like all her creatures accept her gifts. Be part of what she offers without taking too much, without destroying but preserving what is. Leave her better than you found her. Let her show you how to be wisely interconnected to all other beings, intentionally participating in her greater plan for peace and contentment upon her vast and beautiful holdings. With loving kindness take care of all she provides. Happy Earth Day!
With heart open, stand firm upon your path of transformation. Day by day make changes that further your intent to change. Change happens all the time in the world around you, and even in your own body without your need to do a thing, but changes of the mind, of the soul, of consciousness take effort. Each day is a renewal, a new opportunity to restart and restate your intent: “I am a changing being!” Make your change the most important aspect of your life, for you and your life deserve it. It’s all in your hands. You’ve come this far, don’t stop now. The power is yours.
Like rippling rings on water, let your love flow… – Photo by Jan Ketchel
Noticed, subliminally, that the ring on my pinky was quite loose, barely stayed on. A brief thought process to safely tuck it in my pocket was dismissed. Upon returning home, I discovered that the ring was gone. I was stunned but soon calmed, as I realized we, my ring and I, had made this agreement earlier in the day. I was alerted to its readiness to jump; it had given me one last obvious warning. I had given it the green light and it had chosen to launch.
The ring is composed of two thick golden entwined threads, a couple’s infinite love woven into a healing path, a sealed strand of intent ready for life. It had adorned my finger for 45 years. Though coveted, it expressed its intent to move freely in the world now. I release you, dear ring, so imbued with love, to bring your magic wherever you land.
Realized later that the day the ring sprang free, April 6th, was exactly one year to the day of our initiation at The Monroe Institute’s Gateway Voyage, where Jan and I abruptly moved into new life. Found out, as well, that our nearest neighbor, Elizabeth, had launched on her definitive journey into infinity that same day, having physically died in Los Angeles. Truly, this was a day of profound shift.
The spreading of love is indeed the karma of what is happening now, the work to be done. That which has fragmented must come back together. We must be patient in the knowing that change is constant. Disintegration, however vast, is the precursor to integration. Love is the energy of healing and union.
Spend not time judging the self, judgment is too divisive. Seek only clarity and truth. From the heart center ask the self the question, “does this old decision hold up now?” And if the answer is that it’s time to shift, walk in a new direction. Quietly, light as a feather, attract no attention, simply move on, filled to the brim with love.
To get to the truth of the heart, we must reach a profound state of relaxation. Allow each inward breath to reach every cell of the body. With the exhalation, ask every cell to profoundly release. Hold that level of relaxation as you begin the next inhalation, then release even deeper on the out breath. After some time, the body will become calm and receptive, the mind will have dropped its prejudices, and the truth of the heart will be ready to be heard.
Doubt is the third chakra’s devil’s advocate. Allow it to make its case, but recognize its narcissism. With calm, speak the truth. If unduly influenced by its call to arms or self-serving ploys, then reenter the matrix for another round of groundhog day. When the cycle completes, you’ll have accrued greater knowledge. And with it, what will you choose next time around?
The world populace oscillates now between its separate wants and true collective needs. Only love can settle the score, because it transcends the one-sidedness of separateness.
Toss the ring of what you hold dear into the ring of greater good. Let love grow in every interaction, in every thought and action. Let’s see what happens!
